Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) on Wednesday called on James Clapper, director of national intelligence, to resign from his post immediately.
“It now appears clear that the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, lied under oath to Congress and the American people,” Amash wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday morning. “Members of Congress can’t make informed decisions on intelligence issues when the head of the intelligence community willfully makes false statements. Perjury is a serious crime. Mr. Clapper should resign immediately.”
The National Security Agency has come under fire in recent days after revelations of the agency’s broad surveillance of Americans, leading to questions about whether Clapper lied before Congress in March when he was asked about the NSA’s data-mining programs.
(h/t Buzzfeed)
